Bambu Lab's new printer is also a laser cutter and pen plotter

Bambu Lab is no longer content with just making the friendliest 3D printers around. With its latest flagship, the Bambu H2D, the company is turning its hardware into a full-blown maker workshop inside a single box.

The H2D starts at $1,899, with pre-orders opening in June. A $2,799 combo featuring a 10-watt laser is open for pre-order today and ships late April. A fully loaded $3,499 package packs a 40-watt laser, cutting modules, dedicated platforms, and a giant physical emergency stop button.

A Swiss Army knife on a CoreXY gantry

At its core, the H2D is a massive 3D printer. Its 350 x 320 x 325 mm build volume is roughly double the volume of Bambu's flagship X1 and P1 machines. But the headline feature sits directly on its robot gantry: a quick-release modular mount and dedicated power connector.

Snap in a blade tool, and the printer slices through paper, cardboard, and vinyl stickers like a dedicated Cricut machine. Swap in a pen, and it doubles as a precision plotter. Hook up either the 10W or 40W laser modules, and you can engrave cork coasters, wood stencils, and plastic tags.

For standard printing, the machine introduces dual alternating toolless nozzles rated up to 350 degrees Celsius. That allows users to print multi-material objects without endless filament purges, like a rigid carbon-fiber PETG bike helmet shell fused directly with soft TPU inner padding. Bambu is also launching the AMS 2 Pro and AMS HT, which now feature built-in active heaters and motorized vents to dry moisture-sensitive filament.

Ambition is running ahead of polish

Cramming half a maker space into one chassis comes with real growing pains. Hands-on testing from The Verge revealed that the H2D's launch firmware and hardware are still rough around the edges.

The reviewer noted that their first evaluation unit failed basic print tests that cheaper printers passed, forcing Bambu to send a replacement unit. Even on the second machine, raw print quality occasionally lagged behind older, cheaper Bambu models like the P1P.

A showcase three-day print of a bicycle helmet finished with visible carbon-fiber artifacts and mismatched gaps in the TPU foam, rendering it unwearable. In addition, the companion Bambu Suite software remains barebones at launch, limited to basic shapes, text, and photo alignment overlays. Safety precautions also mean users must physically press on-device buttons to fire laser jobs, and laser odors lingered in garages for days despite fume extraction.

Why it matters

Bambu Lab is attempting to swallow the entire prosumer craft market whole. By combining a large-format 3D printer with a vinyl cutter and a laser etcher, the company is directly gunning for Cricut, GlowForge, and iDraw in one shot.

For creative studios and serious prosumers, the proposition is undeniably attractive. Consolidating three bulky shop machines into one CoreXY footprint saves thousands in equipment costs and immense workshop square footage. However, we think casual hobbyists should hold off. Spending between $1,899 and $3,499 on early hardware that is still struggling with core print consistency is a steep gamble.

The competitive squeeze on single-purpose craft hardware is real, but Bambu's rush to market carries distinct risks. 3D printing reliability is what built Bambu's sterling reputation in the first place. If the core dual-extrusion system cannot reliably output structural prints on day one, the all-in-one novelty will quickly wear thin for demanding professionals.